Blue Nile State

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Blue Nile State is a region in southeastern Sudan known for its fertile riverine landscapes, ethnic diversity, and history of conflict and political marginalization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state of Sudan
administrativeCenter Ad-Damazin
bordersCountry Ethiopia
South Sudan
bordersState Benishangul-Gumuz Region
Sennar State
Jonglei State
surface form: Upper Nile State
capital Ad-Damazin
conflictLinkedTo center–periphery tensions in Sudan
political exclusion
resource control
country Sudan
economyBasedOn irrigated agriculture
rain-fed agriculture
governedBy Government of Sudan
hasArmedGroup Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North
hasCity Ad-Damazin
Roseires
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasConflict War in Sudan
surface form: Blue Nile conflict
hasDam Roseires Dam
hasEthnicGroup Arab groups
Berta
Fulani
Ingessana
Uduk
hasIssue food insecurity
internal displacement
land disputes
hasNaturalResource fertile alluvial soils
hasPeaceAgreement Juba Peace Agreement
hasRiver Blue Nile
hasSeason dry season
rainy season
knownFor ethnic diversity
fertile riverine landscapes
history of conflict
political marginalization
largestCity Ad-Damazin
locatedIn southeastern Sudan
namedAfter Blue Nile
partOf Sudan
producesCrop cotton
gum arabic
sesame
sorghum
subdivisionType state
wasPartOf Greater Upper Nile
surface form: Greater Upper Nile region

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Blue Nile passesThrough Blue Nile State
Gumuz languages region Blue Nile State
this entity surface form: Blue Nile state
Sennar State borderedBy Blue Nile State
Sudan–South Sudan relations involvesTerritory Blue Nile State
this entity surface form: Blue Nile state
Blue Nile region alternativeName Blue Nile State
Blue Nile region arabicName Blue Nile State
this entity surface form: ولاية النيل الأزرق